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Japanese Reading Practice - Intermediate #6 (JLPT LEVEL N3) - Festival

Updated: Feb 7


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Welcome to my Japanese Reading Practice series! This series is made to help you practice Japanese reading for the JLPT exam in a convenient, learner-friendly way, while also learning about daily life in Japan. These posts come from my own Japanese diary, so they are short, quick, and always checked for mistakes by a native Japanese speaker. I hope you enjoy!


As usual, I'll post first without kanji readings and then again with kanji readings. At the end, I'll provide a vocabulary list. Today's post is about a Japanese festival I went to in my town earlier this year. I wrote this in the morning, before actually going, so it's written in future/present tense.


I meant to get this posted before the JLPT but life really got in the way. Better late than never, but this diary entry is actually all the way back from May! I've still been writing, so I'll do my best to get caught up on posting, and hopefully this backlog of entries can prove useful for the next JLPT. As usual, any comments, suggestions, or corrections are wholeheartedly welcome!


JLPT N3 Level Japanese Practice - No Kanji Readings


今日は私の町でお祭りがあります!コロナの影響で、日本に引っ越してからお祭りがあまりなかったです。でも、どんどん戻ってきています!去年も、この祭りがあったけど、コロナのせいで結構小さかったです。今年はもっと大きくしてほしいです!


今日の祭りは9時〜4時までです。楽しみにしています。私にとって、お祭りはいろんな食べ物を食べる機会です。ですから、昼ぐらい行って、おいしそうな屋台を見つけて昼ごはんを食べるつもりです。そして、わたあめとかかき氷とかのデザートをたべます!去年、だし巻きで有名な居酒屋はだし巻きの出店屋台をやっていました。今年もいたら、あれも食べたいです!


4時に終わるので、たぶん花火とかがないと思います。残念ですけど、8月にきっとこの辺のどこかに大きなお祭りが行われます!


JLPT N3 Level Japanese Practice - With Kanji Readings


今日(きょう)は私(わたし)の町(まち)でお祭り(おまつり)があります!コロナの影響(えいきょう)で、日本(にほん)に引っ越して(ひっこして)からお祭りがあまりなかったです。でも、どんどん戻って(もどって)きています!去年(きょねん)も、この祭りがあったけど、コロナのせいで結構(けっこう)小さかった(ちいさかった)です。今年(ことし)はもっと大きく(おおきく)してほしいです!


今日の祭りは9時(くじ)〜(から)4時(よじ)までです。楽しみ(たのしみ)にしています。私にとって、お祭りはいろんな食べ物(たべもの)を食べる機会(きかい)です。ですから、昼(ひる)ぐらい行って(いって)、おいしそうな屋台(やたい)を見つけて(みつけて)昼ごはんを食べる(たべる)つもりです。そして、わたあめとかかき氷(ごおり)とかのデザートを食べます!去年、だし巻き(だしまき)で有名(ゆうめい)な居酒屋(いざかや)はだし巻きの出店(しゅってん)屋台をやっていました。今年もいたら、あれも食べたいです!


4時に終わる(おわる)ので、たぶん花火(はなび)とかがないと思います(おもいます)。残念(ざんねん)ですけど、8月(はちがつ)にきっとこの辺(へん)のどこかに大きな(おおきな)お祭りが行われます(おこなわれます)!


JLPT N3 Japanese Vocabulary List


今日(きょう)- today

私(わたし)- I

町(まち)- town

お祭り(おまつり)- festival

影響(えいきょう)- influence/effect

日本(にほん)- Japan

引っ越す(ひっこす)- to move (as in move houses)

あまり - not much / not many / not a lot

でも - but

どんどん - gradually, something happening at an increasing rate

戻る(もどる)- to return

去年(きょねん)- last year

けど - but

~のせい- due to ~, because of ~, (used negatively, translates literally to "~'s fault")

結構(けっこう)- considerably, pretty

小さかった(ちいさかった)- was small

今年(ことし)- this year

もっと - more

大きく(おおきく)する - to make big

楽しみ(たのしみ)にしています - looking forward to

私にとって - to me, for me

いろんな - various (more casual way of saying いろいろな)

食べ物(たべもの)- foods

食べる - to eat

機会(きかい)- opportunity

昼(ひる)- lunch / noon

行く(いく)- to go

おいしそうな - delicious-looking

屋台(やたい)food truck

見つける(みつける)- to find

昼ごはん - lunch

~つもりです - I plan to ~

そして - then

わたあめ - cotton candy

かき氷(ごおり)- shaved ice

だし巻き(だしまき)- rolled omelets

有名(ゆうめい)- famous

居酒屋(いざかや)- izakaya, Japanese style bar and restaurant

出店(しゅってん)- food stall

食べたい - want to eat

終わる(おわる)- to end, to finish

ので - because

たぶん - maybe

花火(はなび)- fireworks

思います(おもいます)- to think

残念(ざんねん)- disappointment / disappointing

8月(はちがつ)- August

きっと - surely / certainly

この辺(へん)- this area

どこか - somewhere

行われます(おこなわれます)- to be held



That's all for this JLPT N3 Reading Practice! I hope you were able to learn some new Japanese vocabulary and read through the passage a few times and get more comfortable.


As always, I'd love to hear any comments, corrections, or suggestions in the comments! If you have any ideas for making these posts more convenient or helpful to you, please let me know! My goal is to make practicing Japanese fun, easy, and accessible to you.


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読んでくれてありがとうございました!😊

よんでくれてありがとうございました

Thanks for reading!


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1 Comment


sin sus
sin sus
Oct 10

thank you its very helpful. Its very interesting as well.i loved it.please post more in Japanese

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